New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 8:4-15

4When a largeπολλοῦpollouG4183crowdὄχλουochlouG3793was comingG4896togetherG4896,and thoseτῶνtōnG3588from the variousκατὰkataG2596citiesπόλινpolinG4172were journeyingἐπιπορευομένωνepiporeuomenōnG1975to Him, He spokeG3004by wayδιὰdiaG1223of a parableπαραβολῆς·parabolēsG3850:

5“The sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out to sowσπεῖραιspeiraiG4687his seedσπόρονsporonG4703;and as he sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303fellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598,and it was trampledG2662underG2662footG2662and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theairοὐρανοῦouranouG3772ateκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719it up.

6OtherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellκατέπεσενkatepesenG2667on rockyπέτραν,petranG4073soil,and as soon as it grewφυὲνphuenG5453up, it witheredἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583awayG3583,becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361moistureἰκμάδα.ikmadaG2429.

7OtherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319the thornsἀκανθῶν,akanthōnG173;and the thornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grewσυμφυεῖσαιsumphueisaiG4855up with it and chokedG638it out.

8OtherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098into the goodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18soilγῆνgēnG1093,and grewφυὲνphuenG5453up, and producedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590a hundredG1542timesG1542as greatG1542.”As He saidλέγωνlegōnG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,He would callἐφώνει·ephōneiG5455out, “He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

9His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101beganquestioningἘπηρώτωνEpērōtōnG1905Him as to whatτίςtisG5101thisαὕτηhautēG3778parableπαραβολή;parabolēG3850meantεἴηeiēG1510.

10And He saidG3004, “To you it has been grantedδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097the mysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,but to the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062it isin parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,soἵναinaG2443thatseeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they may not seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991,and hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they may not understandσυνιῶσιν.suniōsinG4920.

11“NowδὲdeG1161the parableπαραβολή·parabolēG3850is thisαὕτηhautēG3778:the seedσπόροςsporosG4703is the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

12ThoseG3588besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόνhodonG3598are thoseG3588who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191;thenεἶταeitaG1534the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3056from their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,soἵναinaG2443that they will not believeπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100and be savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.

13Those on the rockyπέτρας,petrasG4073soil arethose whoG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191,receiveδέχονταιdechontaiG1209the wordλόγον·logonG3056with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;and theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491;they believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100for a whileκαιρὸνkaironG2540,and in timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986fallG868awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.

14The seedwhich fellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,and as they goG4198on their wayG4198they are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846with worriesμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308and richesπλούτουploutouG4149and pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237of thislifeβίουbiouG979,and bringG5052noοὐouG3756fruitG5052to maturityG5052.

15But the seedin the goodκαλῇkalēaG2570soilγῇ,gēaG1093,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056in an honestκαλῇkalēaG2570and goodἀγαθῇagathēaG18heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,and holdG2722it fastG2722,and bearG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592withperseveranceὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281.

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